He's offering $100,000 and complete guaranteed anonymity to anyone who gives him JournoList's entire archives: … [Read more...] about Andrew Breitbart’s Offer
The Political Overtones of World Cup Football: Al-Arab al-Yawm, Jordan
Do the World Cup Football results reflect global political realities? According to columnist Muwaffaq Mahadeen of Jordan's Arabic-language Al-Arab Al-Yawm, football aka/soccer, which he writes dates to the Mayan civilization, was never just about sport, and the teams that succeed or fail reflect the fortunes of the nations they represent. For Al-Arab Al-Yawm, columnist … [Read more...] about The Political Overtones of World Cup Football: Al-Arab al-Yawm, Jordan
Apparently, HOAs Don’t Support the Troops
I heard this appalling story on NPR while running errands this afternoon: Not So Neighborly Associations Foreclosing On Homes by Wade Goodwyn Capt. Mike Clauer was serving in Iraq last year as company commander of an Army National Guard unit assigned to escort convoys. It was exceedingly dangerous work — explosive devices buried in the road were a constant threat to the … [Read more...] about Apparently, HOAs Don’t Support the Troops
Why I Am Not In Awe Of The Rich And Famous
A friend from the 1960s tracked me down after all these years and in our email exchanges asked what I thought about Joe McCain. Joe is Arizona Sen. John McCain's younger brother. He worked briefly for the two San Diego dailies in the late 1960s where my friend and I toiled. Joe immediately established himself as a legend. Not as a reporter. As a prankster of which … [Read more...] about Why I Am Not In Awe Of The Rich And Famous
Senate Judiciary Committee Reject Thurgood Marshall
It looks unlikely that Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to send Thurgood Marshall's nomination to the full Senate, although of course they don't have the votes to stop it. … [Read more...] about Senate Judiciary Committee Reject Thurgood Marshall
Eliminate Party Primaries for Local Offices in Mississippi
Steve Rankin (Free Citizen), third party advocate and one of the country's leading experts on state party primary structures, responded to columnist Bill Minor in the Jackson Mississippi Clarion Ledger from last week "Maybe Miss. is ready to install open primary system," June 18) with a letter in which Rankin calls for nonpartisan elections at the county level. Since the … [Read more...] about Eliminate Party Primaries for Local Offices in Mississippi
Vandalism, Violence, and Deficit Reduction: Thoughts on the G20 Summit in Toronto
I spent the past several days well away from Toronto's downtown core, well away from the G20 protest areas, well away from the security net that effectively divided the city into two. I used to live downtown, near the University of Toronto, and I still work downtown, in a high-security area, but I now live in the suburbs east of the city. I didn't ignore what went on, though. I … [Read more...] about Vandalism, Violence, and Deficit Reduction: Thoughts on the G20 Summit in Toronto
How to Avoid Undermining Our Own Afghan Strategy
Guest post by Peter Henne Peter S. Henne is a Security Fellow with the Truman National Security Project and a doctoral candidate at Georgetown University. ********** With the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan looming, concrete steps that would facilitate stabilization of the country are in high demand. Two possibilities that have gained some traction are power-sharing … [Read more...] about How to Avoid Undermining Our Own Afghan Strategy
Human Trafficking And Slavery A Modern Abomination
If you thought slavery ended with Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, you’re wrong. Estimates of the number of people who are victims of modern day slavery range from a low of 4 million to a high of 27 million according to the U. S. State Department. International human trafficking impacts 800,000 people each year. The U. S. Department of Justice admits that … [Read more...] about Human Trafficking And Slavery A Modern Abomination
Live Video Feed: General David Petraeus Confirmation Hearings to Replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal
Here's a live video feed of the Senate confirmation hearings for General David Petraeus to replace fired General Stanley McChrystal as the Afghanistan war's top commander: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy … [Read more...] about Live Video Feed: General David Petraeus Confirmation Hearings to Replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal
Live Video Feed Elena Kagan Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
Here's a live feed of Elena Kagan's Supreme Court nomination hearing: Free TV Show from Ustream … [Read more...] about Live Video Feed Elena Kagan Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
Highlights of Elena Kagan Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
Here are some highlights from yesterday's Senate hearings on the nomination of Elena Kagan for Supreme Court judge: Her opening statement as carried on CSPAN: On the military and Harvard: On the second amendment: … [Read more...] about Highlights of Elena Kagan Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
In Summer’s Heat, Washington Seeks Refuge in the Loophole (Guest Voice)
In Summer's Heat, Washington Seeks Refuge in the Loophole by Michael Winship I spent part of last week in Washington, DC, and the heat already was so oppressive I recalled the old story that during the summer the British Foreign Service used to classify the capital as a hardship post, allowing embassy employees to go about their official business clad in pith helmets and … [Read more...] about In Summer’s Heat, Washington Seeks Refuge in the Loophole (Guest Voice)
NASA: No (220 or so) Mile-High Club Aboard the ISS
To be frank with you, I never thought about it, but now that the question has been raised—and the answer given—I feel very naïve for not having been more inquisitive. Apparently, Alan Poindexter, a NASA commander, was asked during a visit to Tokyo, whether astronauts are allowed to have sex aboard the International Space Station, ISS. According to The Telegraph, … [Read more...] about NASA: No (220 or so) Mile-High Club Aboard the ISS
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
In the past three years, British Petroleum netted -- netted -- $58.5 billion. That's not gross income, that's NET income -- aka profit. In that same three-year period, BP spent $29 million on safer drilling techniques. Twenty-nine million on safer drilling, $58.5 billion in profits, in the same period. … [Read more...] about Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
Good News for Wall Street, Via Steve Forbes
You stay classy, Steve. … [Read more...] about Good News for Wall Street, Via Steve Forbes
Kagan
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Ethically Empty: Whitman Campaign Rips Off FAIL Blog UI
In her campaign for California governor, Meg Whitman (R) has created a YouTube attack video which implies that Jerry Brown (D) has had an appearance on the Cheezburger Network FAIL Blog. Ben Huh is steamed: We want to make it VERY clear that [neither] FAIL Blog nor the Cheezburger Network had any involvement or knowledge of the Whitman campaign use of a screenshot of … [Read more...] about Ethically Empty: Whitman Campaign Rips Off FAIL Blog UI
A Small Victory For Gay Rights
Campus groups cannot discriminate against gays and receive school funding. That’s how the Supreme Court decision in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez is being interpreted by much of the media. It’s truthfully an overstatement of what the 5-4 decision stands for, but the ruling does have the effect of allowing schools to require open admission to campus groups, including … [Read more...] about A Small Victory For Gay Rights
America’s War: From One Dictatorship to Another: Kitabat, Iraq
The visceral anger many Iraqis continue to feel over the American invasion is expressed in this article by columnist Khalid al-Jibouri of Iraq's Kitabat newspaper. After having read former CIA Director George Tenet's book, At the Center of the Storm, Al-Jibouri writes that people like Tenet should be ashamed at the inestimable damage he and others have done in pursuit of a … [Read more...] about America’s War: From One Dictatorship to Another: Kitabat, Iraq